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Opioids

Illustration of a man trapped in a pill rolling downhill

A bioethicist discovers the pain of opioid withdrawal

Published Fall 2019

In his new book, bioethicist Travis Rieder blends a personal account of drug dependence with a broad exploration of America's byzantine opioid problem / Johns Hopkins Magazine

A supervised consumption site in Vancouver

Drug policy

Illicit opioid-users favor the use of safe consumption sites

Published July 2, 2019

Study asks high-risk opioid users whether they'd take advantage of safe consumption sites, finds that the most high-risk users overwhelmingly support this harm reduction strategy

Bioethics

A 'riveting' account of opioid addiction

Published June 21, 2019

Travis Rieder draws from experience and research to explore the opioid crisis in America

Packaged syringe

Drug policy

A look inside early efforts to create safe consumption sites in the U.S.

Published Feb 22, 2019

Study analyzes early policy efforts, identifies challenges and paths forward / School of Public Health

Study: No rise in opioid-related car crash fatalities over decade

Published Feb 8, 2019

Bloomberg School analysis limited to those who died at the scene versus those who died later

Opioids

Post-overdose care falls short

Published Feb 5, 2019

Only about 10 percent of opioid overdose survivors in West Virginia received the recommended follow-up treatment, study suggests

Discarded syringe

Opioid crisis

Tool helps officials estimate intravenous drug use

Published Feb 4, 2019

Rural communities have been in dire need of a means to estimate the number of people who inject drugs

Buprenorphine pills

Opioids

Gaps found in access to opioid treatment

Published Jan 16, 2019

Nearly two-thirds of outpatient centers that treat substance abuse don't offer any form of FDA-approved medication for opioid addiction, study finds

Bottles of pills

Bloomberg invests $50M to address opioid epidemic

Published Nov 30, 2018

New CDC figures show recent decline in U.S. life expectancy tied to record number of drug and opioid overdose deaths

U.S. health

Experts at summit examine public health challenges facing U.S.

Published Nov 16, 2018

Speakers at inaugural Bloomberg American Health Summit include Michael R. Bloomberg, Arne Duncan, Walter Isaacson, Leana Wen, Tom Wolf, and others